Track-lining device



March 24. 1925. 1,531,079

. c. A. DlsBRow TRAcK LINING DEVICE Filed July 2, 1923 2 sheets-sheet 1 u. m nu Y 31100.11 T01', Clarksone/Zsmw,

mmh' 24.- 1925.

' C. A. DISBROW TRACK LINING DEVICE Filed July 2, 1923 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 gwvamo@ Clarksane/srow,

Patented 24, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,531,079v Parisuv'r oFFicE.

CLARKSON lA. DISBROW, 0F NEWA ROCHELLE, NEW YORK, SSIGrNOR TO' THExRAIL JOINT COMPANY, 0F NEW YORK, N.

-Y.,-A. CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

TRACK-Limite mivrcn.

Application filed July 2,

State of New York, have invented certain newk and useful Improvements in Track Lining Devices, of which the following is a specificatiom y .l i

This invention relates to track lining de# vices for shiftingthe rails of track to proper alinement with a minimum disturbance of the ballast and without disturbing the track fastenin'gs. p

`A general object of the invention is to provide a simple and practical tool which meets all requirements of use and which is susceptible of being operated ina safe andA expeditious manner with a minimum amount of labor. vThe relining of railroad tracks frequently vpresents difficulties to be overcome to eifect a proper seating or footing principallyon account `of lthe, kind and amount of ballast involved and of obstructions such as water-pans, guard-rails, etc. Therefore, the present 'invention aims to provide a track lining device which may he successfully positioned and operated, although the positioning isrconfronted with the objectionable conditionsabove'enumer ated. s v

lAnother object of the invention resides in the provision ofV a rail bearing lever having a shiftable fulcrum and adapted to` be positioned directly belowfthe rail so as to permit thefrail bearing lever to be yshifted from lone fulcrum point to another in succession as they rail is shifted, and without appreciablylifting said rail.

A further object is to provide a track lining device including a base which is pro vided with a plurality ofbearings for the rail bearing lever, the bearings being disposed in a plane below the base so as to permit `the ready insertion of the device under a railfalthough the'ballast extends in close proximity tosaid rail.

With' these and other objects in view which will be readily understood as the nature of the invention is more fully explained, the latter consists in the novel constriu tion,

` combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed. v f i A preferred and practical embodiment of` 1923. Serial No. 649,127.

the invention is shownin the accompany` ing drawings, in which Figure l is a top plan view showing one form ofmy improved track lining device.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device showing the application thereof.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the `device l the parts being arranged in compact form for'the purpose of shipment or the like.

1F ig. 4 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 4-4 ofFig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation showing a modified form of the invention,*and

Fig. @is a detail top plan viewv thereof.

Similar reference characters designate vcorresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings. y

In its general organizationl the present track hnmgfdevice includes a base A havwing a? suitable forwardly-located anchcring element B, a rail bearing or `shifting lever C,

- and an operating lever D.

Referring to thedetails of construction of "the form illustrated in Figures l to 4L, in-

clusive, the base A consists of a relatively flat body 5 preferably formed on its underside vwith marginalv and transverse strength` ening ribs 6 and 7 respectively. This hase may be made of either malleable iron or pressed` steel-and is formed at its inner end with a depending self embedding anchoring means B which in this instance is in the form off a claw of spade-like form having a "penetrating point 8 which assists the device in seeking its own einbedment in theballast.

The base'is provided adjacent its inner end, and in this instance adjacent'the claw vB, with a plurality of bearing seats for the rail bearing lever C, these seats being formed in a longitudinal series. In order to permit the device to be readily inserted under a rail, although the track may be fairly filled with ballast, and vyet permit of ythe successive functioning ofthe rail bearing lever, I have provided the hearing seats in a plane belowthe base.

In the form illustrated in Figures 1 to 4, said bearing seats are located in a depressed portion of the base.` The base formed with an opening Qpreferably located cen-l trally between its side edges and the base on opposite sides of the opening9 is depressed to form bearing lugs lO-l0, each lug being formedwith a set of the transversely disd posed bearing` seats 11, 12 and 13, respectiifely, which open upwardly.

rlille rail bearinpj lever 'U is? olifsetattits 'forward end as indicated at 14 to provide a itoe 15. The lowerend of thewtoe 15 vis .pro-

lvided with bearinglugs 16-16 which are. adapted to be successively positioned in'the bearing seats 11-11, 12*12 andflS-flthe positioningl being` made in the order named. l Due to the fact that-fthe bearings eopenseup-v wardly, the rail bearing lever may be readily ballast, thus loosening it so that the liner l detached whenever so'desired. in its new position doesinot havefthe hold- In order to operatetheprail bear-ingflever ingaoii' vballast'igripping kpower that? it ac.- (E the/'device isfproiaide'df'with thezzoperatingffcpiiredfini its original seating.k leveril)whichlinlthisnstanee'fcomprises a 2 Referring; to Figure Soif tlieldrawfingfs, it frca'in 1i.liaving assoeket fori receiving crow- 1 is :pointedrout that'. when thellfinertis: placed bar 1S orf thertoolfwhieh .may beifus'ed as with the leverarm bearing :in thezulcmun afleyer. handle. ''Thefeanil' isfadaptedto be sogketifllnand fall of the 4throw that `this `successively fulclnniedat one-endfof itsiarc position will allow has been made,l theflever l0 agalinstialnyfonefof afseriesot(bearingshoiil-4 C an'aythenibefmclwanced tofthe sockets 1Q Y-ders'ilQ o'rmedffon the upper face of the/basen'aiid13l without: disturbing' the ASeating ofthe 5 and located adjacent'thei'outerfend-ottheflibaseiA .inithewballast Thiszisliiinpor ant, f latter. Y "--l=iec`ause vas .previously indioatedltheuballast Mlnlopera-tion'thei base is-positionedvinlthe becomes compact by the operationt'fo'the 35 ba-lla'stun'dertheftrack in 'such afmanner that?v linerl so that its'iholdingrpower isfiincreased lthe bearings 1.1,12-'and218-'fl`or thefrail-ibearyand itt is ithereffor@ yVeryFdestrallolefthat' it *ing lever Gfarerilooated :directlyf'undeii ther" shdalld not be disturbed. VFurthermore, it rail. The rail beaningleyer C is -then-placed fis sometimeslioundlthatziin Certain .flinds'of liin'ltheloiiterinost =bearings' lle-lldand the-flrallast,`lasiV for example, ballast ithatldoes "saidlleveriCisiengagedrwith the:railiia-ngemnotf compact readily, lcomparatively little byv Imeans -o'll the operatingdeyer D; the lever ithrow can beaobtavined' wirh the 'anni `C i ful- Cffunctioningto shiftthefrail'-with almaiali-:'fcliunie'dl\at aiflixedupeint. In' ithat easey as mum amount of liftingiaction. '1 Theloper'at-i the cani l) 4is (advanced-notch by=fnotehvon 1 ing lever D is successively acta ted" while ltheba'se plateand= the` throwing arni orlever ein the=respeet'iyeibearings219 so asfto grad-v C advances-toward a'verticaluposition-there miuallyshift`the'frail. Aftenlthefmrreimum'isunot sufficient load-on theibasefplateo movement has been imparted yto Ithefrail'holdf it..a`gainst mowing: backward. i fllowy''througfhth'e mediumof the'le'verfbeing ful ever;thisfeliiiiculty isvolwiated by the present *erumed in thebearing seats 11, the lever Cnim'ention by` marking# it lpossible to'arepeat those skilled in the art that the present in- --vention is primarily:intendedto provide 'for :additional throw of the' track without disturbing the original seating of the liner. In v`liners employinga. fixed ulcrumwpoint for theftracla: throwing'arm it isvneeessary, after reaching the liinit of throw to take up the l'linenand advance it in order to get additio-nal throw by manipulating` the lever C. Thisnotioaly'requires time but disturas the :1.0,is'then'elisengagedifronithe rail rand dial;itheweperationwithoutodisturbing Jthe base 1 eruined o1i`-tliefbearings'1Q`-112,afterfwhieh in the ballast thereby obtaining` additional ftheoperating-kwela D1 isA againjffaetuate'dA thiiowisirnply Abyreinooingrthe cannfllfroni "Thefrailbearing lever C isagfainshiftedtoo itsfnotcl'i,i(lya1i :ingtheleverarnrto one fof l the bear-ings l-l-la-ndwagain actuated by the more lifEo-rwaizdly r located liulemmiing IA v'the "o-peratinglever Ail). Thus,ltherail'willsockets rand?theirpressing'the;eainzagain1at be-ltiniatelyrshitedifro `itsndesired lp'osition fthe rearu'of thetplatelan'drrepeating the'fopwithout `thenecessity 'o'fshilfting thelbasebexrationzo throwing. Hnf this way'theeballast "of thedeyiee. fislkeptabeneaththeabirseliin a confined and l lnthelforni'illustratedhiirFiguresv 5and compact condition Adue tolithesidownward 501i Gthefbase Q0 isprovided witlnanfopening lwpressure .of the oanrlin action.

fffl'orthefulcruni end of:therail'bearinglever `Without'further 'description' it is thought 1 E. `=The'base'QO-is-ornied withlidependingi ithat?the:-featiiresandadvantagesof the presbearing lugs 22e-maand 4extenfdinghacrossffentliinyeneionI will belreadily aipparent and and s rpported bythe lugs 2Q-"22 is alplu- .l itxis!of'eoiirseminderstoodthat changes'in rality of: bearinglpins 23, 24' landvQ,Hsalid'theforni, ipropontioniand uriner detailsfioli -pi1isextending acrossthewpening "21. Ifllhev.constructioni may' be' resortedto- Without lower end othefa'ailbearingffleyerllllhis departing fro-inthe spirit lori'seope ofhl'he formed witlr a ralorum-#seat126.adapted to"iagppendedfclailns. vl-be successively engaged:i with'f.itherbeaiiing I lelaiinm- GOf-'=pinsf23, Qlland :25 inthe 'operation-@of the .r 1.xA'tracklliningder-ice::including abase @device embodying this construetion. The fhaiiing avdepressioirprovided.withifan `open same':steps are involved. 'as @described fin Jeonbearing seat, a :rai-lf shifting; lever removably 21--r'1eeti'oi1withtheotherrfornif ofizthewinyendpositionedoin satidqopen seat andwmeansfor 5f-tion. operating said lever.l o5 l*Fromiltheforegoing-itawill bejapparentto V21A*tra-ck: -liningfdeviceincluding a base,

a rail shifting lever whosev pivot detachably interlocks with said base and ineans ttor operating said lever. i

3.' A track lining device including a base having a depression provided with a plurality of bearing seats, a rail shifting lever whose pivot is adapted to have a progressive bearings ydisposed in a plane below thefbase,

and a rail bearing lever adapted to be tulcruined successively on said bearings.

6. In a track lining device, a base adapted to have its inner end projected under a rail andprovided with a longitudinal series of bearings, an upwardly bowed rail bearing lever adapted to be fulcruined successively on said bearings, and ineans for operating said lever. y

7. In a tracklining device, a base adapted to have its inner end projected under a rail and provided with a longitudinal series oi bearings disposed in' a plane below the base, and an upwardly bowed rail. bearing lever adaptedl to be fulcruined successively on said bearings.

8. In a track lining device, a base adapted tohave ,its inner end projected under a rail and provided with a ydepressed portion lornied with a longitudinal series of bearings, and a rail bearing lever adapted to be fnlcrnnied successively on said bearings.

9. In a'track lining device, a base Aadapted to have its inner end projected under a rail. and provided with a depressed portion 'l'orined with a longitudinal series of bearings, and anl upwardly bowed rail bearing lever adapted to be fulcruined successively on said bearings.

l0. In a track lining device, aybase adapted to have its inner end projected under a rail and provided with a longitudinal series oi'ibeai'ings, a rail bearing lever adapted to be ilulcrun'ied successively on said bearings, and an operating lever for said rail bearing lever Ltulcruined on the base.

Il. In a track liningdevice, a base adapted to have its inner end projected under a rail and .provided with a longitudinal series of bearings, a rail bearing lever adapted to be fulcrunied successively on said bearings, said base being formed with a secondvseries of bearings, and an operating leveradapted to be successively. fulcruined on the bearings of the secondinientioned series and operating against the rail. bearing lever.

12. In a track lining device, abuse adapted to have its inner end projected under a rail, said base being provided with two sets j `plane of the base, the bearings of the other set being disposed above the plane of the base, a rail bearing lever adapted to be fulcruined successively on the bearings disposed in the plane below the base, and an operating lever adapted to be ulcrunied successively on the bearings ot the set disposed above the plane oi*l the base.

`13. In a track lining device, a base adaptedl to have its'inner end projected under a rail, said base being provided with two sets of bearings, the bearings of each set being arranged in a longitudinal series, the bearings of one set being disposed adjacent the inner end oil. the base and in a` plane therebelow, the bearings of the other set being disposed above the plane of the base and adjacent the outer end thereof, a rail bearing lever adapted to be ulcruined successively on the bearings disposed in the plane below the base, and an operatinglever adapted to be tulcrunied successively on the bearings of the set disposed above the plane lot the base.

lil. )i track lining device including a base,

c and track throwing means including a. rail bearing lever and an operating lever for the rail bearing lever, each 01"'y said levers having a shiiitable 'ulcruni on said base,k the fulcruins for the rail bearing lever being located adjacent the inner end of the base and disposed below the plane of said base.

15. A, track lining device including a base, and trac-k throwing ineans including a rail bearing lever and an operating lever for the rail bearing lever, each ot said levers having a sliiftable ulcruin on said base, the fulcruins for the rail bearing lever being located adjacent the inner end of the base and disposed below the plane oic said base, the fulcrnins for the operating lever being located adjacent the outerfend of the base and disposed above the plane of said base.

16. A track lining device including a. base having a self seating anchoring ineans, said base being provided adjacent its inner end with a longitudinal series of bearings, a rail bearing lever adapted to be ulcruined successively on said bearings, and vineans for operating said lever.

17. A track lining device including a base having a self seating anchoring nieans, said base being provided adjacent its inner end with a longitudinal series of bearings disposed in a plane below said base, and a rail bearing lever adapted to be ulcrunied successively on said bearings.

18. A track lining device including a base terminating at its inner end in a downturned self embedding anchor, said base being pro- 'vided1 intermediate flic `anclioi` andl the outer end rthereofv with a: longitndinalseries cof f'lheari-ugs,l a: liailvbearing leverl adapted tol-.be

iulcrumed successively-on :said 'bearings and '1 5 means' fo1w0pc1abi'ng swidflever.

: 19. aIn a' track lining device, afbasef*adaptedv to have its inner end projected under a rail the'beaiiinglevei.

z 205111; a tracklining-device5 a baseadapt- `edl to have its inner-fendprojected. under si rail and provided with a longitudinal series 15 of bearings disposed in wplancwbelmvtlie base, -and a readily detachable mil bearing f level: daiptcdI to` be `ulciiuincd successivelyv on snfidtbearings.

-Inft-cshunonlv Wlieieoii I hereunto nfxz'iny 20 rslgnfi'f-u're-in thc 'presence Aoi two Witnesses.

1 'CLARKSQN AL 'DISBROV ""lVi'tnesscs E. KJ .KERSHNEL \KATHnnI-NE MGNADLY. 

